Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be Done (Luke 22:39-44)

Trust is part of the prayer Jesus taught us to pray, “May your kingdom come, may your will be done.”  As we talked about last week, the grammar here is important. It reads closer to “help us do your will” and implies some action on our part.

When we pray your kingdom come, your will to be done, we’re choosing to admit that our understanding, knowledge, and perspective is limited, partial, incomplete. We’re choosing to trust God, to defer to God when we do not know, do not understand, and do not agree—and also, when we think we know, assume we understand, and happily agree.  We’re choosing to defer to God in all things. 

What trust falls are you facing? Are you considering a new job? Are you trying to let your children make their own choices, trusting that God loves them like you do? Are you trying to show up for a grieving friend, trusting that God can work in and through you even when you’re not sure what to do or say?  Can we yell our anger at God over injustice and war and senseless death and still lean into God, taking the next step of faith that God asks us to? Trust takes full surrender and full courage all at the same time. It takes great strength to let go. 

Where do you struggle to pray, Your will be done? Are you facing a situation where it’s hard to defer, hard to surrender, hard to trust God?